Time for another edition of Talk Story with Bob Babbitt. I’m sharing some of my favorite stories that I’ve collected from my years in the wonderful world of endurance sports.This week I share the story of three Ironman finishers in The Final Hours at the 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Championship. Meet Ed Wolfgram, Deena Bennett, and Frank Farrar.…

The 2019 Polar Running Summit featuring Gino Cinco, Jim Vance, Terrence Mahon, Dan Guillory, and myself will be at Function Smart in Sorrento Valley on Saturday, March 16th from noon to 5:00 and it’s FREE! Stan Brajer from Polar came on the show to share the specifics. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe…

In 1989 Mark Allen had one of the greatest years in the history of the sport. He won the Nice Triathlon, an event he ended up winning 10 times, he won the Ironman World Championship for the very first time in a classic battle with six-time Ironman World Champion Dave Scott, and he won the…

Time for another edition of Talk Story with Bob Babbitt. I’m sharing some of my favorite stories that I’ve collected from my years in the wonderful world of endurance sports.This week it’s the story of Dustin and Michelle and a Promise. “Michelle, in her typical sassy way, asked me what I was going to do when…

Paul Huddle is my former radio co-host and one of my all-time favorite people on the planet. The topic this week? The SUPERSEAL and Seal Sprint Triathlons coming up on Sunday March 17th in Coronado. More info and register here. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville We Are Triathletes Toughman Velofix…

Seton Claggett has a full weekend of races on June 8th and 9th in the White Mountains of Arizona called The Deuces Wild Endurance Festival that has it all: off-road and road triathlons and duathlons, long and short distance races including a 5K, 10K and marathon, plus a kids triathlon. Something for everyone in your…

Josh Archer from the UCLA Triathlon Team came on to chat about the 16th annual IronBruin Triathlon coming up on Saturday, February 23rd out at their new location at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale. The race features a collegiate sprint that is part of the West Coast Collegiate Triathlon race series. Sponsors…

Cameron Wurf, the best pure cyclist in the sport triathlon, joined us for a hilarious Q&A in front of over 250 people at our monthly Tri Club of San Diego get-together. As Cam has shown since joining the sport of triathlon from Olympic rowing and professional cycling, he’s not afraid to race off the front…

Time for another edition of Talk Story with Bob Babbitt. I’m sharing some of my favorite stories that I’ve collected from my years in the wonderful world of endurance sports.This week it’s the story of Anthony Smith: Never Give Up Army Major Anthony Smith, a former scholarship athlete at Alcorn State University in football, basketball and track,…

Tim Reed had a career year in 2016 when he won both Ironman Australia and the Ironman 70.3 World Championship. This past July, though, he and his family faced some of their most challenging moments when his newborn son Edgar faced major issues. We chat about how Tim draws strength from these experiences, and how…